Montel Weekly
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Montel Weekly - market insights from people in the know. Montel Weekly is a podcast dedicated to energy news from markets in Europe and beyond. Every week we invite key industry experts to share insights and to discuss latest developments. Hosted by Richard Sverrisson. Produced by Bled Maliqi & Sarah Knowles. Music by Laurence Walker and Ben Bower.
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Gas: Will fundamentals Trump geopolitics?
2025 is set to be a year of continuing geopolitical turmoil. Donald Trump’s return to the White House will raise the temperature further at a time of major instability in the Middle East along with Russia-Ukraine.Questions remain over where Europe’s … -
Poland’s Energy Crossroads
Poland’s energy sector is undergoing a critical, if slow, transition after the election of Donald Tusk as prime minister exactly one year ago. Coal still dominates the mix despite a greater use of gas and a growth in renewables. Grid modernisation an… -
Atomic revival: A new age for nuclear?
This week, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change released a report declaring, “a new nuclear age is beginning,” arguing that nuclear power is critical in meeting global climate goals. But how is this renaissance different from earlier proclamati… -
Flow-based market coupling – what's all the fuss about?
In October, the Nordic power market introduced a new calculation method for cross-zonal capacity to improve Nordic grid utilisation. However, so-called flow-based market coupling, in place for almost a decade in continental Europe, has received a roc… -
COP, climate policy and EU carbon
Global leaders at COP29 were under a huge amount of pressure going into talks this week following the UN Secretary General public voicing his concerns over the state of negotiations. Criticisms of this year’s talks and the huge scale event that CO… -
Criticism mounts as Sweden axes 32 GW offshore wind
At the start of November, the Swedish government announced that it was vetoing plans for 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea due to security concerns. The announcement was met with much criticism from developers and lobby groups who felt blindsi… -
Trump re-elected, Berlin coalition fails: Energy impact
It has been a big week for global politics.On the same day that the United States voted Donald Trump as their 47th President, the German coalition government broke down after a budget row over cutting energy costs to companies and financial support f… -
Budget boost for the UK’s energy sector?
This week, the UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her budget – the first from a Labour government in 14 years.Whilst there were no big surprises for the energy sector, the budget still raised some interesting questions about the challenges in the … -
Why is oil still trading under USD 100/bbl?
It is over a year since Hamas attacked Israel, which triggered a wider conflict in the Middle East; the territory that produces around a third of the world’s oil. And much of its gas. Yet, despite the escalating military attacks and rising geopolitic… -
Nato eyes risks in EU power markets
The last two years of the conflict in Ukraine, and the rise in malicious cyberattacks, has raised concerns security risks over Europe’s plans to be more self-sustainable in energy supply.Now, as countries across Europe roll out their plans for furthe…
